Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1887-07-08
TA TTTJOING
How the Husines- il Carried on ia New
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Among the innumerable trades in New
York is the singular one Of tattooing In
south street, where many ships from all
over the world lie at the whnrvcs, there is
an old man who Tor ~ years has been busy
from morning till night tattooing people
lie tattOOs about 3OOO persons every year,
ana, to show That tattoolng Is not confined
to the barbarans OF the South Sea islands,
1t may be sad that he has tattooed nearly
lOO,OOO white people III his lifetime.
lie has tattooed not only white people,
but barbarlans also: for many years ago he
was IN the sandwich Islands and tattooed
the natives, covering them with American
iags, anchors, eagles, and other devices
borrowed from civllHatioh. When he left
the islands nearly 900 OF the natives were
walking picture galleries.
lhiS curious artist, 'froi. Thomas, has
a large ana niry Once or studio IN south
street lie Is gehial elderly man ana
wears specacles. lie began NE as n sail
or and followed the sea Tor - years, being
one OF tine crew oi the trSt American war
vessel lthe Nmcehnes, Capt. Pauldmg) that
ever entered "a japanese port. lie learned
lhe afJ Oh latto"lns on poaid SNIP ana ~
years ago Wheh nus Iline was out IN the
navy he came 70 Ne" YORK ana set up IN
business as a tattoo artist.
Many oi ms customers are sailors, who
nave anchors anu stars ana clipper ships
ana guddesses ol liberty ana crosses tattoo
ed ON their nrns. lie says, however that
most OF luS customers at the present time
are CITY people such rs yachtslneh ana
travelling business men, who have their
names tuttuord "l' turlf arms thut they may
he identified III case "t arcldtE. or death,
ana IL thty rhhh'e 10 belong 10 some IRA
nrmty, Such as the free Masons or the
Dld ItH""H' nave lua 'Ih'leh niIcd also,
thht theN may receive alu II helpless, or
burial IL dead. 10y some member oi the order.
Many women nave thelr names tattooed
ON lheli ilsht arm Just nelo" lhe shoulder,
that IL may remain invisible wheh they wear
d 'aIl dft,'' AI 'he tlie Oh lhe disappear
ahoe "l Chaihe i''9a ana iof several years
after many mothers Drought thelr children
To hoinas To nave nm tattoo their names
ON thelr arms IN "rder that they might he
certainly identliied even II lost Tor years.
'apt' C'''eh'Ius' the .ireek, VINO was
captured 10y saNasts ami IhrraIly lllustrat-
ed 10y them, ana VINO hVed 10 travel with
hHrhuln snow was the most elah"rately
tatt"oed h"i, ever seen IN any European
country. lh"hia7 says that NoStehtius
was me piece "l animated pictorial work
l'f ne h'llr' Z" 'Htt'' MN. Inc captain
was NOT "a 'r'rN' "ut hh'l'e "l hurmah'
ann 3I li' ha''F', "I thal country are TAI
i'"od. lie came To inns country wearing
me coat "i tattoo hnt me- was hardly "rna.
meht'' enough Tor lh' snow business and
so several New YORK tattoo nrtIstS were
pnt To "ork 10y Mr.. iarnum =" more amply
Illustrate hin.
There are no" in TINS country SIX tattoo
'd men ahd hNe tatt'"ed Women. Inc st"-
rE t'l' ny aIl "l ih"nl Is mat they we're cast
away "a various parts "l the world were
iattp3r' 10y the Sa'nSes among whom they
had 'ne misfortune u IHl' and ultimately
were uck! enough To escape None ot